Application with foreign certificates
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1.Overview
If you have obtained your degree abroad, you must apply via the International Office for International Student Applications, uni-assist. The general requirements for a study place application (degree, language skills) are described below(please read carefully). The deadlines and the specific admission requirements (certificates, knowledge, documents) for a course offered by the University of Kassel can be found on the respective course website.
2.Language
Depending on the degree course, the language of instruction may be German, English or even German and English. You must provide proof of your language skills in the form of a language certificate when applying for a place.
- How good must my German language skills be? You can find out which German language certificates the University of Kassel accepts here: Proof of German language skills
- How good must my English language skills be? You can find out the required level in the admission requirements. I can find out which English language certificates the University of Kassel accepts here: Language certificates for a foreign language
My German is not good enough. What can I do?
You can apply for a preparatory language course if you have 600 proven lessons and level B1. There you will be prepared for the DSH exam. You can take the exam with at least 1,000 lessons and level C1 - also at the University of Kassel. Further information can be found here: German Language Test for University Admission (DSH)
Exceptions:
Only a DSH-1 certificate is required for the following degree courses: Product Design (degree course at the Kunsthochschule) and the Master's degree course in English and American Studies.
For the degree courses in Fine Art and Visual Communication, only a German certificate at level B1 is required for the application - further information can be found on the website of the Kunsthochschule.German language test for university admission (DSH)
Proof of language proficiency for admission to study at the Kunsthochschule
3.Application
uni-assist
- I inform myself about the application procedure on the uni-assist website:"Apply".
As a prospective student (including Germans and EU citizens) with a school-leaving qualification from abroad, you must always apply via uni-assist. uni-assist is the German service center for international student applications.
Uploading your documents to the uni-assist portal is the first step. The application is only complete when you subsequently transfer the application fee.
The application procedure is completely online. Please do not send any documents to uni-assist by post.
4.Application
Documents
- I inform myself about the required documents on the study program page.
- I check the country information on the uni-assist website: Country information.
- I read the uni-assist notes on sworn translations: Notarizations and translations.
- I have my documents to be submitted translated into German or English.
- I make digital copies of the original documents and certificates.
5.Application
- I am using a desktop PC or a laptop.
- I open the website of the uni-assist application portal: Apply online.
- I click on "To the online portal" and"Registration". After registering, I receive an activation link by e-mail.
- I then complete the application form and upload the documents.
- I find out about the fees here: Processing costs uni-assist and pay the amount.
- I receive a confirmation of receipt by e-mail.
The online application forms are complex and cannot be completed using a smartphone. Take your time and use a laptop or PC.
6.Application
Procedure
- I wait for the results of the uni-assist test and, if necessary, I will submit further documents.
uni-assist checks whether you meet the formal requirements for admission to study at the University of Kassel. You will receive the result after about 4-6 weeks by e-mail and by post. If the formal requirements are met, your data will be forwarded to the University of Kassel.
If you do not meet the formal requirements for admission, your documents will not be forwarded to the University of Kassel.
Procedure when the documents are available at the University of Kassel
The application will first be formally examined: Have all documents been submitted? Are the formal requirements met?
Upon completion of the formal examination, the application is forwarded to the examination board of your chosen degree programme.
In the next step, the examination board checks whether the substantive requirements for admission are also met. The examination board decides on the equivalence of the subject matter, the acknowledgement of previous performance, it decides on admission and rejection and, if necessary, imposes conditions regarding content.
The examination board reports the result back to the Master's Office digitally.
Should it be discovered in the course of the procedure that documents are missing, the applicants will be informed of this by email. The email will state the deadline for submission.
Depending on the Master's programme, it may take up to six weeks before you receive the result. Please refrain from making any enquiries during this period.
7.Commitment
- I receive a positive decision from the University of Kassel by e-mail. In this notification, I will receive all the important information on how I can proceed.